ORLANDO, Florida—Rosen Lodges & Resorts introduced Frank Santos would be the firm’s new chief govt officer. Santos’s promotion comes one week after Founder and President Harris Rosen’s demise on the age of 85.
In 1985, Rosen personally recruited and employed Santos to change into chief monetary officer, a job Santos began in January of 1986 and held for nearly 39 years. Santos would later add vp to his title as he and Rosen labored side-by-side rising Rosen Lodges & Resorts. Presently, the corporate has greater than 4,000 associates and operates seven Orlando-area lodges: Rosen Inn Worldwide, Rosen Inn closest to Common, Rosen Inn Pointe Orlando, Rosen Inn Lake Buena Vista, Rosen Plaza, Rosen Centre, and the most important of all the properties, Rosen Shingle Creek. Additionally underneath the Rosen umbrella are RosenSure, an insurance coverage company, Millennium Know-how Group, a number of foundations, and the Rosen Aquatic & Health Middle.
“It’s an honor. I’ll all the time be glad about the privilege to guide this nice firm that Mr. Rosen poured his coronary heart and soul into constructing for 50 years,” Santos mentioned. “I don’t take this duty flippantly, and I promise to proceed the wonderful work in our trade and in our group which Mr. Rosen began.”
Santos and Rosen additionally labored collectively to kind the Tangelo Park and Parramore preschool packages, which yearly present kids from these underserved communities free preschool. Santos additionally labored with Rosen creating RosenCare, a healthcare program offering each affiliate wellness advantages at reasonably priced costs. He additionally helped Rosen with the formation of the UCF Rosen Faculty of Hospitality Administration, the Adam Michael Rosen Basis, and saved what’s now the Rosen Aquatic & Health Middle twice from certain destruction.
Santos presently serves on the Dr. Phillips Middle for the Performing Arts Board of Administrators, as an Emeritus Board member for the Orlando Shakes and the Orlando Household Stage, and as a Diman Bengal Basis Board member. He has beforehand served on the boards of administrators on the Orlando Philharmonic, Canine Companions, The American Most cancers Society, and Runway to Hope.
Santos has additionally earned Licensed Hospitality Account Govt (CHAE+) and Licensed Lodge Administration (CHA+) designations. He’s additionally the previous president of the Hospitality Monetary and Know-how Professionals (HFTP) and has acquired the group’s Paragon award.